plundering
verb
Definitions
To pillage, take or destroy all the goods of, by force (as in war); to raid, sack.
Example: The mercenaries plundered the small town.
To take (goods) by pillage.
Example: The mercenaries plundered all the goods they found.
To take by force or wrongfully; to commit robbery or looting, to raid.
Example: “Now to plunder, mateys!” screamed a buccaneer, to cries of “Arrgh!” and “Aye!” all around.
To make extensive (over)use of, as if by plundering; to use or use up wrongfully.
Example: The miners plundered the jungle for its diamonds till it became a muddy waste.
noun
Definitions
The act of one who plunders; pillaging or looting; plunder.